Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
21 Market Street
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, designated on 7 February 1973.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- No class recorded
- Date of designation
- 7 February 1973
- Locality
- Abergavenny
- Town
- Abergavenny
- Community
- Abergavenny
- Unitary authority
- Monmouthshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.82211, -3.01824
- Cadw reference
- 86838
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1636 map "Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ..." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1636 · Cornubia : Devonia, Somersetus, Dorcestria, Wiltonia, Glocestria ... (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1856 · 42. Brecon. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1898 · 232 Abergavenny (Outline) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 14. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Part of the group of historic buildings near the Town Hall in the main commercial centre of Abergavenny.
History
c1600, altered in the C19 and C20.
Exterior
Rear elevation not inspected.
Interior
Interior not inspected at resurvey except for the ground floor shop which has few visible historic features.
Reason for designation
Included for its special interest as a row of C16/C17 town shops with the raised pavement and covered access characteristic of West Country town building.
Nearby in the register
- 19 Market StreetDomesticunder 1 mi
- 23 Market StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- 17 Market StreetNo class recordedunder 1 mi
- The Abergavenny BookshopCommercialunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.